Receiver, method for cancelling interference thereof and transmitter for the same

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus for receiving feedback information of a transmitter in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes determining a parameter related to a first user signal; transmitting the first user signal based on the parameter related to the first user signal to a receiver; and receiving feedback information associated with the first user signal and an interference signal based on the first user signal.

PRIORITY

This application is a continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 13/263,006, which was filed in the U.S. Patent andTrademark Office on Oct. 5, 2011, as National Stage EntryPCT/KR2010/002084, and claims priority to Korean Application Serial No.10-2009-0030075, which was filed in the Korean Intellectual PropertyOffice on Apr. 7, 2009, the entire content of each of which isincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a telecommunication method andapparatus, and more particularly, to a receiver, a method of cancelinginterference thereof and a transmitter for the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, user signals for a plurality of transceivers exist incommunications environment. At this time, the communications system ofTDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) or FDMA (Frequency DivisionMultiple Access) was implemented to assign wireless channel of differenttime or frequency to transceivers. That is, the communications systemseparates user signals for each transceiver from each other according totime or frequency.

However, in the communications system, rest signals except desired onesignal among user signals can operate as an interference signal in aspecific receiver. That is, base station is tightly established toincrease a frequency reuse factor so as to enhance capacity in thecommunications system. Hence, a plurality of user signals can exist in aspecific wireless channel. Thus, user signals operate as a mutualinterference signal so that the reception ability of the receivers canbe degraded. Accordingly, it is required to eliminate an interferencesignal in the communications system.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, andprovides a receiver, a method of canceling interference thereof and atransmitter for the same.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method forreceiving feedback information of a transmitter in a mobilecommunication system is provided. The method includes determining aparameter related to a first user signal; transmitting the first usersignal based on the parameter related to the first user signal to areceiver; and receiving feedback information associated with the firstuser signal and an interference signal based on the first user signal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method fortransmitting feedback information of a receiver in a mobilecommunication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from atransmitter, a first user signal based on a parameter related to thefirst signal determined by the transmitter; generating feedbackinformation associated with the first user signal and an interferencesignal based on the first user signal; and transmitting the generatedfeedback information to the transmitter.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, atransmitter for receiving feedback information in a mobile communicationsystem is provided. The transmitter includes a radio frequency unit forcommunicating with a receiver; and a controller configured to determinea parameter related to a first user signal and to control the radiofrequency unit to transmit the first user signal based on the parameterrelated to the first user signal to the receiver, and receive feedbackinformation associated with the first user signal and an interferencesignal based on the first user signal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a receiverfor transmitting feedback information in a mobile communication systemis provided. The receiver includes a radio frequency unit forcommunicating with a transmitter; and a controller configured to controlthe radio frequency unit to receive a first user signal based on aparameter related to the first signal determined by a transmitter fromthe transmitter, and to generate feedback information associated withthe first user signal and an interference signal based on the first usersignal, and to control the radio frequency unit to transmit thegenerated feedback information to the transmitter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certainembodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from thefollowing detailed description in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of acommunications system according to an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of areceiver in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a drawing illustrating interference cancellation of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of atransmitter in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a drawing illustrating the interference cancellation of FIG.4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an interference cancellationprocedure in a communications system according to an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of acommunications system according to another exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of areceiver in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a drawing illustrating the interference cancellation of FIG.8;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of thetransmitter in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a drawing illustrating the interference cancellation of FIG.10; and

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a interference cancellationprocedure in a communications system according to another exemplaryembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described withreference to the accompanying drawings in detail. The same referencenumbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or likeparts. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and structuresincorporated herein may be omitted to avoid obscuring the subject matterof the present invention.

In below description, a term “user signal” refers to a signal which istransmitted in a specific transmitter of communications system and isdesired to be received in a specific receiver. A term “interferencesignal” refers to a signal which is transmitted in a specifictransmitter of communications system and is not desired to be receivedin a specific receiver. That is, the interference signal is a signalwhich is received in a specific receiver while it is a signal which isnot desired to be received in a corresponding receiver, and it operateson the user signal of a corresponding receiver as interference. A term“user phase information” refers to location or state related informationof user signal, when transmitting a user signal in a specifictransmitter of communications system. A term “interference phaseinformation” refers to location or state related information ofinterference signal, when transmitting an interference signal in anothertransmitter of communications system. At this time, the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information can be expressed witha complex vector in a complex space which is made of real axis (Re) andimaginary axis (Im).

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of acommunications system according to an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the communications system of the present embodimentincludes a plurality of receivers 100 and transmitters 200, 300.

The receiver 100 receives user signal of a specific wireless channel. Atthis time, the receiver 100 receives not only user signal but alsointerference signal, when interference signal exists together with usersignal in a corresponding wireless channel. After removing interferencesignal, the receiver 100 processes user signal. That is, the receiver100 can detect user phase information of user signal and interferencephase information of interference signal. Moreover, the receiver 100rotates user phase information and interference phase information in acomplex space to eliminate interference signal. Transmitters 200, 300transmit user signal or interference signal through a specific wirelesschannel. That is, in the receiver 100, a specific transmitter 200transmits user signal and another transmitter 300 transmits interferencesignal. At this time, the transmitter 200 changes user signal andtransmits it so as to efficiently eliminate interference signal in thereceiver 100. Here, the transmitter 100 changes user phase informationof user signal and transmits it. The receiver 100 in the communicationssystem is illustrated in detail in below.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of areceiver in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a drawing illustrating interferencecancellation of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 2, the receiver 100 of the embodiment includes a radiofrequency unit (RF unit) 110 and a single antenna interferencecancellation processor (SAIC processor) 120. The RF unit 110 performs acommunication function of the receiver 100. In a predefined wirelesschannel, this RF unit 110 receives user signal (Signal) and interferencesignal (Interference). The SAIC processor 120 performs a function forimproving the communications performance of the receiver 100. This SAICprocessor 120 detects user phase information and interference phaseinformation and classifies the user signal and the interference signal.The SAIC processor 120 feeds back the user phase information and theinterference phase information to the transmitter 200 through the RFunit 110. Moreover, the SAIC processor 120 eliminates the interferencesignal. That is, the SAIC processor 120 amplifies user signal or dampsthe interference signal, thereby relatively eliminating the interferencesignal. For example, as shown in FIG. 3( a), the SAIC processor 120 candetect the user phase information of user signal and the interferencephase information of interference signal in the complex space. That is,the SAIC processor 120 can detect the size of the user signal as ‘S’,and detect the size of the interference signal as ‘R’. And the SAICprocessor 120 can detect the phase difference of the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information as ‘θ’. At this time,the Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) can be determinedlike equation (1):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{i} = \frac{S}{R + N}} & (1)\end{matrix}$

Here, SINR_(i) indicates the ratio of the user signal and theinterference signal inputted to the SAIC processor 120, and N indicatesthe size of white noise. As shown in FIG. 3( b), the SAIC processor 120can rotate the user phase information to contact to real axis in thecomplex space. The SAIC processor 120 can rotate the interference phaseinformation together with the user phase information. At this time, theSAIC processor 120 maintains the phase difference of the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information as ‘θ’. That is, theSAIC processor 120 maintains the size of the user signal as ‘S’, whiledamping the size of the interference signal as ‘R cos θ’. At this time,the SAIC processor 120 can control the Signal-to-Interference-plus-NoiseRatio like equation (2):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{0} = \frac{S}{{R\; \cos \; \theta} + N}} & (2)\end{matrix}$

Here, SINR_(o) indicates the ratio of the user signal and theinterference signal outputted from the SAIC processor 120.Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3( c), the SAIC processor 120 can rotatethe interference phase information to contact to imaginary axis in thecomplex space. The SAIC processor 120 can rotate the user phaseinformation together with the interference phase information. At thistime, the SAIC processor 120 maintains the phase difference of the userphase information and the interference phase information as ‘θ’. Thatis, the SAIC processor 120 damps the size of the user signal as ‘S sinθ’, while completely eliminating the size of the interference signal. Atthis time, the SAIC processor 120 can control theSignal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio like equation (3):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{o} = \frac{S\; \sin \; \theta}{N}} & (3)\end{matrix}$

At this time, if the phase difference of the user phase information andthe interference phase information is 90°, the SAIC processor 120maintains the size of the user signal as ‘S’, while completelyeliminating the size of the interference signal, because if the SAICprocessor 120 rotates the user phase information to contact to realaxis, the interference phase information can contact to imaginary axis.Alternatively, if the SAIC processor 120 rotates the interference phaseinformation to contact to imaginary axis, the user phase information cancontact to real axis. Here, the phase difference of the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information is 90°, the SAICprocessor 120 can control the Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratioequation (4):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{o} = \frac{S}{N}} & (4)\end{matrix}$

In below description, the transmitter 200 in the communications systemis illustrated in detail.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of atransmitter in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a drawing illustrating theinterference cancellation of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the transmitter 200 of the embodiment includes amodulator 210, a RF unit 220, a phase controller 230 and a phase rotator240. The modulator 210 performs a function of generating a user signal.At this time, the modulator 210 modulates the user signal with theGaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK). The RF unit 220 performs thetelecommunication function of the transmitter 200. This RF unit 220transmits user signal through a predefined wireless channel. And the RFunit 220 receives user phase information and interference phaseinformation from the receiver 100. The phase controller 230 calculatesrotation value for separating user phase information from interferencephase information by a preset difference. At this time, the differencemay be 90°, and the phase controller 230 can calculate rotation valuefor controlling the phase difference of the user phase information andthe interference phase information to be 90° in the complex space likeequation (5).

The phase rotator 240 changes user phase information. That is, the phaserotator 240 rotates user phase information in the complex space as muchas rotation value. The phase rotator 240 controls the RF unit 220 totransmit user signal according to user phase information.

α=90−θ  (5)

Here, α indicates rotation value.

For instance, when the receiver 100 receives user phase information andinterference phase information, the transmitter 200, as shown in FIG. 5(a), rotates user phase information and transmits user signal. Whenreceiving user signal, as shown in FIG. 5( b), the receiver 100 rotatesuser phase information and interference phase information and eliminatesinterference signal. At this time, since the phase difference of theuser phase information and the interference phase information is 90°,the receiver 100 maintains the size of user signal as ‘S’, whilecompletely eliminating the size of interference signal. The interferencecancellation procedure performed in the communications system havingsuch configuration is illustrated.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an interference cancellationprocedure in a communications system according to an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the interference cancellation procedure of theembodiment, the transmitter 200 determines user phase information (411).The transmitter 200 transmits user signal through user phase information(413). When receiving user signal, the receiver 100 detects user phaseinformation of user signal (415). Here, although not illustrated, thereceiver 100 can receive the interference signal of other transmitter300 independently of user signal. At this time, when receiving theinterference signal, the receiver 100 detects the interference phaseinformation of the interference signal at step 415. Moreover, thereceiver 100 transmits a feedback signal including the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information (417).

Next, when receiving a feedback signal, the transmitter 200 calculatesrotation value for separating user phase information from interferencephase information by a preset difference (419). At this time, thedifference may be 90°, and the transmitter 200 can calculate rotationvalue for controlling the phase difference of the user phase informationand the interference phase information to be 90° in the complex space.The transmitter 200 changes user phase information by using rotationvalue (421). That is, the transmitter 200 rotates user phase informationin the complex space as much as rotation value. In addition, thetransmitter 200 transmits user signal according to user phaseinformation (423). Then, when receiving a user signal, the receiver 100eliminates interference (425). At this time, the receiver 100 rotatesuser phase information and interference phase information and eliminatesinterference. Here, since the phase difference of the user phaseinformation and the interference phase information and is 90°, thereceiver 100 can completely eliminate the size of the interferencesignal while maintaining the size of user signal. In the meantime, itwas illustrated that a transmitter of communications system of theabove-described embodiment transmits a user signal for a singlereceiver, but it is not limitative. That is, the present invention canbe implementation even when a transmitter transmits a plurality of usersignals for a plurality of receivers through a specific wireless channelin a communications system.

FIG. 7 illustrates such an example, and FIG. 7 is a block diagramillustrating a schematic configuration of a communications systemaccording to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Atthis time, transmitter can transmit user signals through a Multi-UserReusing One Slot (MUROS) technique.

Referring to FIG. 7, the communications system of the embodimentincludes a plurality of receivers 500, 600 and transmitters 700, 800.Receivers 500, 600 receive the user signal of a specific wirelesschannel. At this time, receivers 500, 600 can receive each user signalin the same wireless channel. Receivers 500, 600 receive not only eachuser signal but also interference signal, when interference signalexists with user signal in a corresponding wireless channel.

After eliminating interference signal, receivers 500, 600 process eachuser signal. That is, receivers 500, 600 can detect the user phaseinformation of user signal and the interference phase information ofinterference signal. Moreover, receivers 500, 600 can rotate user phaseinformation and interference phase information in a complex space, andeliminate interference signal. Transmitters 700, 800 transmit usersignal or interference signal through a specific wireless channel. Thatis, in the receivers 500, 600, a specific transmitter 700 transmits usersignal, and other transmitter 800 transmits interference signal. At thistime, the transmitter 700 transmits user signal to the receivers 500,600 through a specific wireless channel while transmitting user signalthrough user phase information which is different for respectivereceivers 500, 600.

Here, the transmitter 700 can transmit user signal by controlling thephase difference of user phase information for respective receivers 500,600 to be 90°. The transmitter 700 changes user signal to efficientlyeliminate interference signal in the receivers 500, 600 and transmitsit. At this time, the transmitter 700 changes the user phase informationof user signal and transmits it. Here, the transmitter 700 maintains thephase difference of user phase information for respective receivers 500,600 as 90°. At this time, receivers 500, 600 in the communicationssystem are illustrated in detail.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of areceiver in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a drawing illustrating theinterference cancellation of FIG. 8.

Referring to FIG. 8, a first receiver 500 of the embodiment includes aRF unit 510 and a single antenna interference cancellation processor(SAIC processor) 520. The RF unit 510 performs a telecommunicationfunction of a first receiver 500. Such RF unit 510 receives a first usersignal i.e., Orthogonal Sub-Channel signal 1 (OSC1) and a firstinterference signal (I₁) in a predefined wireless channel. At this time,the RF unit 510 can more receive a second user signal i.e., OrthogonalSub-Channel signal 2 (OSC2) in a corresponding wireless channel.

The SAIC processor 520 performs a function for improving thecommunications performance of the receiver 500. This SAIC processor 520can detect first user phase information and first interference phaseinformation, and classify the OSC1 and the first interference signal. Atthis time, the SAIC processor 520 can detect second user phaseinformation, and classify the OSC1, the first interference signal, andthe OSC2. The SAIC processor 520 feeds back first user phase informationand first interference phase information to the transmitter 700 throughthe RF unit 510. Moreover, the SAIC processor 520 eliminates the firstinterference signal. At this time, the SAIC processor 520 can moreeliminate the OSC2. That is, the SAIC processor 520 amplifies the OSC1or damps the first interference signal, thereby relatively eliminatingthe first interference signal. For instance, as shown in FIG. 9( a), theSAIC processor 520 can detect the first user phase information of OSC1and the first interference phase information of first interferencesignal in a complex space. At this time, the SAIC processor 520 can moredetect the second user phase information of OSC2. That is, the SAICprocessor 520 can detect the size of the OSC1 as ‘S₁’, detect the sizeof the first interference signal as ‘R₁’, and detect the size of theOSC2 as ‘S₂’. In addition, the SAIC processor 520 can detect the phasedifference of the first user phase information and the firstinterference phase information as ‘θ’. At this time, the ratio of thesize of the OSC1 to the first interference signal and the OSC2 isdetermined like equation (6):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{i}^{1} = \frac{S_{1}}{R_{1} + N_{1} + S_{2}}} & (6)\end{matrix}$

Here, SINR_(i) ¹ indicates the ratio of the user signal and theinterference signal inputted from the first receiver 500 to the SAICprocessor 520, and N1 indicates the size of white noise in the firstreceiver 500. As shown in FIG. 9( b), the SAIC processor 520 can rotatethe first user phase information to contact to real axis in a complexspace. The SAIC processor 520 can rotate the first interference phaseinformation and the second user phase information together with thefirst user phase information.

At this time, the SAIC processor 520 maintains the phase difference ofthe first user phase information and the first interference phaseinformation as ‘θ’. Moreover, the SAIC processor 520 maintains the phasedifference of the first user phase information and the second user phaseinformation as ‘90°’. That is, the SAIC processor 520 maintains the sizeof the first user signal as ‘S₁’, while damping the size of the firstinterference signal as ‘R₁ cos θ’. Moreover, since the second user phaseinformation contacts to imaginary axis, the SAIC processor 520completely eliminates the size of the OSC2, so that the OSC2 and thefirst interference signal can be prevented from being operated asinterference. At this time, the SAIC processor 520 can control the ratioof the size of OSC1 to the size of the first interference signal and theOSC2 like equation (7):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{o}^{1} = \frac{S_{1}}{{R_{1}\cos \; \theta} + N_{1}}} & (7)\end{matrix}$

Here, SINR_(o) ¹ indicates the ratio of the user signal and theinterference signal outputted from the SAIC processor 520.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9( c), the SAIC processor 520 can rotatethe first interference phase information to contact to imaginary axis inan imaginary space. The SAIC processor 520 can rotate the first userphase information and the second user phase information together withthe first interference phase information. At this time, the SAICprocessor 520 maintains the phase difference of the first user phaseinformation and the first interference phase information as ‘θ’.Moreover, the SAIC processor 520 maintains the phase difference of thefirst user phase information and the second user phase information as‘90°’. That is, the SAIC processor 520 damps the size of the first usersignal as ‘S₁ sin θ’, while completely eliminating the size of the firstinterference signal. Moreover, since the second user phase informationcontacts to imaginary axis, the SAIC processor 520 completely eliminatesthe size of the OSC2, so that the OSC2 and the first interference signalcan be prevented from being operated as interference. At this time, theSAIC processor 520 can control the ratio of the size of OSC1 to the sizeof the first interference signal and the OSC2 like equation (8):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{o}^{1} = \frac{S_{1}\sin \; \theta}{N_{1}}} & (8)\end{matrix}$

At this time, if the phase difference of the first user phaseinformation and the first interference phase information is 90°, theSAIC processor 520 maintains the size of the OSC1 as ‘S₁’, whilecompletely eliminating the size of the first interference signal and theOSC2, because if the SAIC processor 520 rotates the first user phaseinformation to contact to real axis, the first interference phaseinformation and the second user phase information can contact toimaginary axis. Alternatively, if the SAIC processor 520 rotates thefirst interference phase information to contact to imaginary axis, thefirst user phase information can contact to real axis and the seconduser phase information can contact to imaginary axis. Here, the phasedifference of the first user phase information and the firstinterference phase information is 90°, the SAIC processor 520 cancontrol the ratio of the size of OSC1 to the size of first interferencesignal and OSC2 like equation (9):

$\begin{matrix}{{SINR}_{o}^{1} = \frac{S_{1}}{N_{1}}} & (9)\end{matrix}$

In the meantime, since the basic configuration of the second receiver600 of the embodiment is similar to a corresponding configuration of thefirst receiver 500, the detailed description is omitted. However, thesecond receiver 600 operates to eliminate the size of the secondinterference signal, i.e., ‘R₂’, and the size of the OSC1 i.e., ‘S₁’.For example, the second receiver 600 operates to maintain the size ofthe OSC2 as ‘S₂’, while completely eliminating the size of the secondinterference signal, i.e., ‘R₂’, and the size of the OSC1 i.e., ‘S₁’.The transmitter 700 of the communications system is illustrated indetail.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of thetransmitter in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a drawing illustrating theinterference cancellation of FIG. 10.

Referring to FIG. 10, the transmitter 700 of the embodiment includes afirst modulator 710, a second modulator 720, a phase shifter 730, asignal adder 740, a RF unit 750, a phase controller 760, and a phaserotator 770. The first modulator 710 performs a function of generatingOSC1 for a first receiver 500. At this time, the first modulator 710modulates the OSC1 with the Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK). Thesecond modulator 720 performs a function of generating OSC2 for a secondreceiver 600. At this time, the second modulator 720 modulates the OSC2with the Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK). The phase shifter 730controls second user phase information of the OSC2. That is, the phaseshifter 730 controls second user phase information in order to beseparated from the first user phase information by 90° in complex space.The signal adder 740 adds the OSC1 and the OSC2 to a predefined wirelesschannel. The RF unit 750 performs a communication function of thetransmitter 700. This RF unit 750 transmits the OSC1 and the OSC2.Moreover, the RF unit 750 receives first user phase information, firstinterference phase information, second user phase information, andsecond interference phase information from receivers 500, 600.

The phase controller 760 calculates a rotation value for separating thefirst user phase information and the second user the phase informationfrom the first interference phase information or the second interferencephase information by a preset difference. At this time, the differencecan be 90°, and the phase controller 760 calculates a rotation value forcontrolling the phase difference of the first user phase information andthe second user phase information to be maintained by 90°. And the phasecontroller 760 calculates a rotation value for controlling the phasedifference of the first user phase information and the firstinterference phase information and the phase difference of the seconduser phase information and the second interference phase information tobe approximate 90°. That is, the phase controller 760 calculates arotation value by comparing first interference phase information withsecond interference phase information, after normalizing the first userphase information and the second user phase information into a singlevalue.

For instance, if the first interference phase information and the secondinterference phase information are similar, as shown in FIG. 11( a), thephase controller 760 calculates a rotation value for controlling thephase difference of the first user phase information and the firstinterference phase information to be 90° in complex space.Alternatively, the phase controller 760 calculates a rotation value forcontrolling the phase difference of the second user phase informationand the second interference phase information to be 90° in complexspace. At this time, if the separation value of the first interferencephase information and the second interference phase information is apreset critical value or less, the phase controller 760 can determinethat the first interference phase information and the secondinterference phase information are similar. And the phase controller 760can calculate a rotation value like equation (10):

α=90−θ  (10)

Here, α indicates rotation value.

Alternatively, if the first interference phase information and thesecond interference phase information are different, as shown in FIG.11( b), the phase controller 760 calculates a median of the firstinterference phase information and the second interference phaseinformation. And the phase controller 760 calculates a rotation valuefor controlling the phase difference of the first user phase informationand the median to be 90° in complex space. Alternatively, the phasecontroller 760 calculates a rotation value for controlling the phasedifference of the second user phase information and the median to be 90°in complex space. At this time, if the separation value of the firstinterference phase information and the second interference phaseinformation exceeds a preset critical value, the phase controller 760can determine that the first interference phase information and thesecond interference phase information are different. And the phasecontroller 760 can calculate a rotation value like equation (11):

α=90−(β+θ)  (11)

Here, β indicates the phase difference of the first interference phaseinformation or the second interference phase information and the median.For instance, if the phase difference of the first interference phaseinformation and the second interference phase information is 90°, asshown in FIG. 11( c), the phase controller 760 calculates the median ofthe first interference phase information and the second interferencephase information. That is, the phase controller 760 calculates themedian having a phase difference 45° with the first interference phaseinformation or the second interference phase information. And the phasecontroller 760 calculates a rotation value for controlling the phasedifference of the first user phase information to be 90° in complexspace. Alternatively, the phase controller 760 calculates a rotationvalue for controlling the phase difference of the second user phaseinformation and the median to be 90° in complex space. At this time, thephase controller 760 can calculate a rotation value like equation (12):

α=90−(45+θ)  (12)

The interference cancellation procedure performed in the communicationssystem having such configuration is illustrated.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a interference cancellationprocedure in a communications system according to another exemplaryembodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, in the interference cancellation procedure of thepresent embodiment, the transmitter 700 determines user phaseinformation (911). The transmitter transmits a user signal through theuser phase information (913). At this time, the transmitter 700transmits OSC1 for the first receiver 500 through the first user phaseinformation. Moreover, the transmitter 700 transmits OSC2 for the secondreceiver 600 through the second user phase information. That is, thetransmitter 700 controls the phase difference of the first user phaseinformation and the second user phase information to be 90°, andtransmits the OSC1 and the OSC2. Thereafter, when receiving the OSC1,the first receiver 500 detects the first user phase information of theOSC1 (915). Here, although not shown, the first receiver 500 can receivethe OSC2, independently of the OSC1, and can receive the firstinterference signal of other transmitter 800. At this time, whenreceiving the first interference signal, the first receiver 500 detectsthe first interference phase information of the first interferencesignal at step 915. Similarly, when receiving the OSC2, the secondreceiver 600 detects the second user phase information of the OSC2(917). Here, although not shown, the second receiver 600 can receive theOSC1, independently of the OSC2, and can receive the second interferencesignal of other transmitter 800. At this time, when receiving the secondinterference signal, the second receiver 600 detects the secondinterference phase information of the second interference signal at step917. Then, the first receiver 500 and the second receiver 600individually transmit a feedback signal that respectively includes thefirst user phase information, the first interference phase information,and the second user phase information, the second interference phaseinformation (919). And then, when receiving a feedback signal, thetransmitter 700 normalizes user phase information (921). That is, thetransmitter 700 normalizes the first user phase information and thesecond user phase information into a single value. The transmitter 700calculates a rotation value for separating the user phase informationfrom the median of the first interference phase information and thesecond interference phase information by a preset difference (923). Atthis time, the transmitter 700 calculates a rotation value forcontrolling the phase difference of the user phase information, i.e.,the first user phase information or the second user phase informationand the median to be 90° in complex space. The transmitter 700 changesthe first user phase information and the second user phase informationby using a rotation value (925). That is, the transmitter 700respectively rotates the first user phase information and the seconduser phase information in complex space by rotation value. Moreover, thetransmitter 700 transmits the OSC1 according to the first user phaseinformation, transmits the OSC2 according to the second user phaseinformation (927). Finally, when receiving the OSC1, the first receiver500 eliminates interference (929). That is, the first receiver 500 caneliminate the first interference signal, and can eliminate the OSC2. Atthis time, the first receiver 500 rotates the first user phaseinformation, the second user phase information, and the firstinterference phase information to eliminate interference. Here, sincethe phase difference of the first user phase information and the firstinterference phase information, and the first user phase information andthe second user phase information are 90° respectively, the firstreceiver 500 can completely eliminate the size of the first interferencesignal and the OSC2 while maintaining the size of the OSC1.

And, when receiving the OSC2, the second receiver 600 eliminatesinterference (931). That is, the second receiver 600 can eliminate thesecond interference signal, and can eliminate the OSC1. At this time,the second receiver 600 rotates the first user phase information, thesecond user phase information, and the second interference phaseinformation to eliminate interference. Here, since the phase differenceof the second user phase information and the second interference phaseinformation, and the second user phase information and the first userphase information are 90° respectively, the second receiver 600 cancompletely eliminate the size of the second interference signal and theOSC1 while maintaining the size of the OSC2. In the meantime, in theabove-described embodiments, it was illustrated that transmitter uses afeedback signal of receiver to change user phase information. However,it is not limitative. That is, even when transmitter does not use afeedback signal, the present invention can be implemented. Therefore,transmitter does not need to receive user phase information andinterference phase information through feedback signal in receiver. Forinstance, transmitter obtains an arbitrary rotation value in every TDMAframe, so that it can rotate user phase information by rotation value incomplex space. In other words, transmitter randomizes the phasedifference of the user phase information and the interference phaseinformation, so that it can suppress the operation of the interferencesignal in receiver.

According to the present invention, in the communications system,transmitter can suppress the operation of the interference signal inreceiver. That is, as transmitter changes phase information of usersignal in complex space, receiver can completely eliminate interferencesignal. Accordingly, the link performance between transmitter andreceiver can be improved in the communications system. Accordingly, thecommunications quality between transmitter and receiver can be improvedin the communications system, and the communications range can beextended.

Therefore, the receiver, the method of canceling interference thereofand a transmitter for the same according to the present invention cansuppress the operation of interference signal. That is, transmitterchanges phase information of user signal in a complex space, so thatreceiver can completely eliminate interference signal. Thus, linkperformance between transmitter and receiver can be improved incommunications system. Accordingly, communications quality betweentransmitter and receiver can be improved in communications system, andthe communications range can be extended.

In the communications system of the present invention, transmitter cansuppress the operation of the interference signal in receiver. That is,as transmitter changes phase information of user signal in complexspace, receiver can completely eliminate interference signal.Accordingly, the link performance between transmitter and receiver canbe improved in the communications system. Accordingly, thecommunications quality between transmitter and receiver can be improvedin the communications system, and the communications range can beextended.

Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed in detail hereinabove, it should be clearly understood thatmany variations and/or modifications of the basic inventive conceptsherein taught which may appear to those skilled in the present art willstill fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention, asdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for receiving feedback information of atransmitter in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:determining a parameter related to a first user signal; transmitting thefirst user signal based on the parameter related to the first usersignal to a receiver; and receiving feedback information associated withthe first user signal and an interference signal based on the first usersignal.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting asecond user signal based on the received feedback information.
 3. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the received feedback information is phaseinformation of the first user signal and the interference signal.
 4. Themethod of claim 2, further comprising rotating the second user signalsuch that a phase of the second user signal differs from a phase of theinterference signal by 90° in a complex space.
 5. The method of claim 4,wherein the second user signal and the interference signal are rotated,by the receiver, to eliminate the interference signal.
 6. A method fortransmitting feedback information of a receiver in a mobilecommunication system, the method comprising: receiving, from atransmitter, a first user signal based on a parameter related to thefirst signal determined by the transmitter; generating feedbackinformation associated with the first user signal and an interferencesignal based on the first user signal; and transmitting the generatedfeedback information to the transmitter.
 7. The method of claim 6,further comprising: receiving a second user signal based on thegenerated feedback information.
 8. The method of claim 6, wherein thegenerated feedback information is phase information of the first usersignal and the interference signal.
 9. The method of claim 7, whereinthe second user signal is rotated, by the transmitter, such that a phaseof the second user signal differs from a phase of the interferencesignal by 90° in a complex space.
 10. The method of claim 9, furthercomprising rotating the second user signal and the interference signalto eliminate the interference signal.
 11. A transmitter for receivingfeedback information in a mobile communication system, the transmittercomprising: a radio frequency unit for communicating with a receiver;and a controller configured to determine a parameter related to a firstuser signal and to control the radio frequency unit to transmit thefirst user signal based on the parameter related to the first usersignal to the receiver, and receive feedback information associated withthe first user signal and an interference signal based on the first usersignal.
 12. The transmitter of claim 11, wherein a controller is furtherconfigured to control the radio frequency unit to transmit a second usersignal based on the received feedback information.
 13. The transmitterof claim 11, wherein the received feedback information is phaseinformation of the first user signal and the interference signal. 14.The transmitter of claim 12, further comprising a phase rotatorconfigured to rotate the second user signal such that a phase of thesecond user signal differs from a phase of the interference signal by90° in a complex space.
 15. The transmitter of claim 14, wherein thesecond user signal and the interference signal are rotated, by thereceiver, in a complex space to eliminate the interference signal.
 16. Areceiver for transmitting feedback information in a mobile communicationsystem, the receiver comprising: a radio frequency unit forcommunicating with a transmitter; and a controller configured to controlthe radio frequency unit to receive a first user signal based on aparameter related to the first signal determined by a transmitter fromthe transmitter, and to generate feedback information associated withthe first user signal and an interference signal based on the first usersignal, and to control the radio frequency unit to transmit thegenerated feedback information to the transmitter.
 17. The receiver ofclaim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to control theradio frequency unit to receive a second user signal based on thegenerated feedback information.
 18. The receiver of claim 16, whereinthe generated feedback information is phase information of the firstuser signal and the interference signal.
 19. The receiver of claim 17,wherein the second user signal is rotated, by the transmitter, such thata phase of the second user signal differs from a phase of theinterference signal by 90° in a complex space.
 20. The receiver of claim19, further comprising a single antenna interference cancellation (SAIC)processor configured to rotate the second user signal and theinterference signal in a complex space to eliminate the interferencesignal.